#Households

Thread-QE & Inequality: Time for the @bankofengland to come clean?I had to do some research on the distributive effects of QE and so thought I would share thoughts.Key message -
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The fall in consumer lending in China in the past two months has been incredibly steep. If this continues, the growth in consumer debt that allowed Chinese consumption to grow
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I did a little chat on Latinidad for folks at Northwestern Univ. Law this morning and one of the interesting questions asked was if I thought neutralizing the Spanish language
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Bank of Thailand: five big challenges in resolving the economic crisisA thread http://www.thailand-business-news.com/banking/81305-bank-of-thailand-five-big-challenges-in-resolving-the-economic-crisis.html Mr. Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput,
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1/3I am always a little bemused by experts who discover that any specific case of trade intervention will have an adverse cost for consumers. Of course it will. The whole
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Europe and US in total or partial lockdown to mitigate #COVID19.Soon more hundreds of millions will be confined to their homes. Huge personal sacrifices. Staggering economic losses.Ok, we accept the
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#BREAKING: I’m meeting with @USPS Postmaster General Dejoy and other Secretaries of State right now to discuss the crucial role that USPS is set to play in protecting our democracy
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THREAD: The numbers of cases are so high and are steadily rising so lockdown is now inevitable. It didn't need to come to this, but government inaction, compromise, and risk
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JPMorgan Chase commits $30B to advance racial equity.Let’s break this down.$8B promised to come in the form of home purchase loans. That would increase wealth held by Black households by
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A quick recap of how on Victorian situation evolvedThe story in June At the beginning of June:1653 total cases 19 deaths 168 cases with no known source1/ On June 1
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Strongly suspect China's downfall will begin with their real estate sector. RE is nearly 25% of Chinese GDP. And god knows how much of Chinese GDP is fudged. China's problem
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not to be a weirdass privacy nut or whatever but i feel like a lot of people dont realize that mass surveillance is a LOT more than just cameras in
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Interesting reading about the lockdown of students in Manchester. Some thoughts:1. If this were a normal residential tower block then it seems inconceivable that all the households would be forced
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THREAD "Mental health - should we be worried?"Society Watch 2021 presents a snapshot of mental health in Britain today. Here we look at some of the report’s key findings on
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The safe return of fans can only happen with safe infrastructure to get them there and back. The stadiums could be the safest place ever but getting 1000's of people
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"We have grown accustomed to those nice parents in our neighborhood being a couple of men, or women, or a single one of any sex. We will get used to
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